Team Analysis

This is where I will put links to pieces analysing teams and their tactics.

A Brief Introduction to FC. KøbenhavnAn exploratory experiment on Chelsea’s second round opponents in the Champions League, FCK. A tiny, bitesize, mumsy piece for all you lot who can’t digest a larger piece of footballing pie.

The Dissection of DortmundWoof! An investigation into Dortmund and how they’re storming the Bundesliga this year. This was written on the 25th of November, so if they subsequently plummet to the depths that Monchengladbach are currently plying their trade – this was when they were destructive.

Dissecting the Ajax team of 1995: Ajax 2 – AC. Milan 0Starting the ‘Dissection’ series, here’s a look at Louis van Gaal’s Ajax side of the mid 90’s. Against a Capello-led Milan side, Ajax’s win against them in the first leg of the Champions League should have been the start of something special.

FC St. Pauli: a tactical analysisWith their promotion in the 2009/10 season to the top division in Germany, I analyse two games against Kaiserslautern and Augsburg to examine how St. Pauli play and what are their strengths and weaknesses. (20/07/2010)